Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-27
THE RAILROADS.
Stock in the Fort Worth Car and Foun.
dry Company Being Rapidly
Taken by our Citizens.
Pine Coal and Iron Found Along tho Line
~~of the Fort Worth Westcrn-Home
Notes,
Home Notes.

Under the operations of the new time
table of the Missouri Pacific, the trains
will pass each other at Bethel siding.
A new time table goes into effect on the
Missouri Pacific this morning, and those
who expect to leave this morning should
at once consult the time table, or they
may be left.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grsnde is IN
loading vast quantities of ties, timbers,
etc. in its temporary yard, preparatory
to active tract laying. Grading Tor the
two and half miles to connection with
the track of the Santa Fe will begin and
probably be finished this week.
In conversation with Colonel Peter
Smith Yesterday he said that Piano,
Greenville and Commerce were working
marfully for the St. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas, and Just as soon as the Tarrant
county line was touched Grapevine and
Fort Worth were ready. BE says the
road will in all probability be completed
by September l. The Colonei Is very en-
thusiastlc about the magnificent country
THROUGH which the road will pass, and
speaks very highly of the four cities
through which it will be built.
Mr.. Lynch is meeting with gratifying
announcement from our citizens IN the
car and foundry enterprise. He mas gwen
a portion of his time for three days 10
soliciting subsC iptions to the stock, ana
Yesterday 49,, 900 had been taken. The
capital stock at the outset will be liked
at 100000, in 1000 shares OF SlOC
each. AS stated a few days ago he
has not as vet solicited generally. but
will This week wait on all who he thinks
will be interested in the matter. This is
a golden opportunity for our retail mer.
chsnts. Let the stock be taken at once and
the work of the company will begin st once,
and all the way from 100 to 200 mechanlcs
will be given employment and paid
their wages weekly. The location OF the
works has been decided on and portion
of rhe plant is already here and IN opera
tion while numerous orders have beer
received in the last few days, which can
not he resched with the present facll
ties for some time. Such institutions q:
the car and foundry works are VIVA
Fort Worth needs to build up fine retail
trade.
Colonel Lawrence and Colonel MORSE
of the Fort Worth Western have returned
from their trip of inspection OF the 10
Gated portion of the line OF the ROAD. Inc
gentlemen visited Jacksooro, Graham
and Springtown, and say they found the
route all that could be desired. The
farmers sre working like beavers, enc
wheat and oats are even now
looking well. Coal has peer
found in several places on tne
line of road, and at one place the vein Is
fiity-four inches thick, and the coal su'
perior to Indian Territory. They also re
port that iron has been found in a0unc-
snce, and the people of Jack and Young
are jubllsnt over the iron and coal ques-
ton. Captain Hall and his
engineering corps are run
ming second line to Jacksboro
and by the last of next week Captain Hall
will run in to Fort Worth to report on
his last work. Jacksboro people express
themselves to the Fort Worth Western
officials IS desiring Fort Worth connec-
ton above all things, for they not only
want to send US coal, but the magnih-
cent building material found near
the city. Graham and Springtown are
also greatly DESTROYS of seeing the road
built at once and leading citizens say